They will lose this heat quickly, so they need to stop often to shiver again. By shivering its flight muscles, this moth can raise its temperature by 50☏ (27.8☌) above the air temperature! And owlet moths are active at night, when they warm their bodies to 86☏ (30☌) to be able to fly. I have often wondered… what could pollinate a flower so late in the season, when all other flowers have faded and the weather can be quite cold? Late-flying bees and parasitic wasps have been suggested, but biologist Bernd Heinrich discovered that a few species in the Owlet Moth family (Noctuidae) feed on the tree sap as well as nectar from the fragrant flowers of Witch-Hazel. Photo by Fritzflohrreynolds, CC BY-SA 3.0 <, via Wikimedia Commons. Look for American Witch-Hazel’s (Hamamelis virginiana) fragrant, crinkly-yellow flowers in November in Connecticut. Witch-Hazel blooms from September through November. The flowers will last even after its leaves turn brown and fall off. It’s a 20- to 30-foot (6- to 10-meter) small tree or shrub with crinkly, bright yellow ribbon-like petals that are often found among the medium-yellow autumn foliage. At this time of year, I am always surprised when I come across a flash of bright yellow from the last native flowering plant of the year: the native American Witch-Hazel ( Hamamelis virginiana).
Photo by Blanca Begert.Leaves are fading to shades of brown and gray and dropping fast in the late fall winds as I walk along a local trail. Show larger version of the image Witch Hazel Hamamelis x intermedia 'Hiltingbury' (witch hazel) in the Plant Family Collection. Show larger version of the image Chinese Witch Hazel Hamamelis mollis (Chinese witch hazel) blooming in the Plant Family Collection.
Show larger version of the image Witch-Hazel ‘Pallida’ Hamamelis × intermedia ‘Pallida’ (witch-hazel) blooming in the Rock Garden.
Show larger version of the image Witch-Hazel ‘Diane’ Hamamelis × intermedia ‘Diane’ (witch-hazel ‘Diane’) blooming in the Rock Garden. Show larger version of the image Witch-Hazel ‘Jelena’ Hamamelis × intermedia ‘Jelena’ (witch-hazel) blooming in the Rock Garden. Show larger version of the image Japanese Witch Hazel Hamamelis japonica (Japanese witch hazel). Show larger version of the image Chinese Witch Hazel Hamamelis mollis 'Wisley Supreme' (Chinese witch hazel cultivar) in the Discovery Garden. Show larger version of the image Witch-hazel Flowers The yellow, crinkly flowers of Hamamelis virginiana (common witch-hazel), blooming in the Native Flora Garden. Show larger version of the image Ozark Witch Hazel Hamamelis vernalis (Ozark witch hazel). Show larger version of the image Witch Hazel Hamamelis × intermedia 'Arnold Promise' (witch hazel) in the Perennial Border.
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Once your witch hazel is established in your garden, it will not need additional watering except during severe drought or unless it’s planted in full sun. After planting, provide supplemental water if rainfall is less than an inch per week or in exceptionally hot, dry weather. Plant witch hazel in the early spring or late fall. It tolerates sun, drought, and wind as well as various soil types, but it thrives best in light shade in well-drained, moist soils and with some protection from the elements. Cultivating Witch HazelsĪlthough an understory shrub in the wild, witch hazel adapts to many different garden conditions. Wherever you decide to grow it, witch hazel is a worthy addition to the garden. It does well planted amid a carpet of spring flowers like Crocus, Galanthus, Muscari, and Erythronium. Grow witch hazel alone as a specimen plant or in groups under a deciduous canopy along with early-spring bulbs and perennials. Witch hazels are described as small trees or large shrubs, and the various species and cultivars of the Hamamelis genus can range from 5 to 20 feet tall and are often just as wide. But inside, a few cut branches in a vase of water will perfume the room and brighten your entire home during the long, dark winter. The light, citrusy fragrance of witch hazel flowers can be faint outdoors, especially if the weather is cold and overcast.
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